§ 9.80.130. Wells polluting or contaminating city water supply declared to be nuisances—Abatement.

Any well or other opening now constructed or which may hereafter be constructed penetrating the underground water supply, and which pollutes or contaminates, or tends in the judgment of the superintendent to pollute or contaminate the city's water supply and which cannot be corrected in the judgment of the superintendent to prevent pollution or contamination, is declared a nuisance and on notice to the owner of such well or opening, or to his agent in charge of it or of the property on which it is situate, issued by the superintendent such nuisance shall be abated by the owner within sixty days from the date of such notice, by filling and plugging the well or opening in the manner provided for in this chapter for abandoned wells, and if he shall fail to abate such nuisance within such time or if after exercising reasonable diligence, the superintendent is unable to locate the owner or his such agent, the superintendent shall go on the land or property upon which the well is situate, and abate such nuisance in the manner provided in this chapter, and the owner thereof shall be liable to the city for the cost of such work.

(Prior code § 23-29)